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"You can restore you iphone to without updating the firmware as follows 1..remember that..."

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So if you have the 3g iphone and there is some problem in your phone then you can restore you iphone to without updating the firmware as follows 1..remember that if you iphone is to restore then you have to let it be in the dfu mode rather than the "connect to itunes mode".
2.. then you can restart you iphone so that the iphone restores to its 3g state.

To restore iPhone and reset the phone to default factory settings, follow these steps:
1.Turn off iPhone
2.Press and hold down the Home button for about 10 seconds until a yellow triangle with a text which says Please Connect to iTunes appears.
3.Connect your iPhone with PC, iTunes will prompt a message that says iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. Click OK.
4.You will be taken to the iPhone pane. Then, click on Restore.
5.Wait for the full restoration process to complete, and the iPhone will be back to the factory original settings.

" i cannot restore to factory settings..."

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I recently jailbroke my iphone 3gs without backing it up. My mistake. Now when I want to restore my phone, I do not have the icons on the phone, I cannot get access to settings on the phone. I cannot restore to factory settings. Is there anyone out there that can help me out? I would greatly appreciate any assistance. Spent four days trying to fix it and I am really losing patience with it. Hard lesson to learn.

"State to prevent it not changing the firmware..."

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If you have to restore iphone without and updating software then it always has to be in the DFU state and not in the iTunes state to prevent it not changing the firmware. You can get a list of firmware downloads from:
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.ph… chose your downloaded firmware and you are ready to restore iphone without updating 4 0.

"And you want to restore your phone 4.0 to old backup..."

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If you have an iPhone 3g. And you want to restore your phone 4.0 to old backup. Then phone "connect to iTunes" screen then it likely is not actually in DFU mode. You will have to entered in the DFU mode . More on that in a minute. The first thing you need to do is download the appropriate firmware for your device. have a nice day.

"The newest version of itunes bypasses the old way..."

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For all the jailbreak crowd: The newest version of iTunes bypasses the old way of editing the hosts file and repointing `gs.apple.com` to saurik`s server. You simply have to add `74.208.10.249 itunes-legacy.apple.com.akadns.net` to your host file to repoint back to saurik`s Cydia server to verify your SHSH blobs. Voila!

"Since you have an iphone 3g you can restore your phone..."

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Since you have an iPhone 3g you can restore your phone.
If your phone is in the "connect to iTunes" screen then it likely isnt actually in DFU mode.
DFU mode has to be entered by a user. More on that in a minute.
The first thing you need to do is download the appropriate firmware for your device.

"You have an iphone 3g you can restore your phone 4.0 backup..."

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You have an iPhone 3g you can restore your phone 4.0 backup. If your phone is in the "connect to iTunes" screen then it likely isnt actually in DFU mode. DFU mode has to be entered by a user. More on that in a minute. The first thing you need to do is download the appropriate firmware for your device. .

"Right click on your iphone under devices in itunes and click restore from backup..."

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First, backup your iPhone (right click on your iPhone under devices and click Back Up). To restore from a backup, right click on your iPhone under Devices in iTunes and click Restore from Backup. You can then choose which iPhone backup you want to restore from. Hope this helps.

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